Erythronium dens-canis 'Rose Queen'
(Dog's Tooth Violet 'Rose Queen')

Family - Liliaceae
Category - Bulb
Season of Interest - Spring
Hardiness - H5
Height - 15cm or more
Width - 15cm
Location - The Woodland Walk

Description: A low-growing, bulbous Perennial with a clump-forming habit. Oblong to Elliptic Basal Leaves are grey-green with attractive purple-brown mottling. Nodding, bell to star-shaped flowers are a pale shade of mauve-pink and have pointed, recurved petals. Each Bloom has a yellow base with a white band above and a prominent central cluster of stamens with purple Anthers. The flowers are held singly atop upright stems and are produced from early to mid-spring. Attractive to pollinating insects.

Flower:

Nodding, soft mauve-pink flowers are bell to star-shaped and have pointed, recurved petals. Each bloom has a white band above the yellow base and a prominent central cluster of stamens with purple anthers. The flowers are held singly atop upright stems and are produced in March and April.

Flower colour: Pink

Flower shape: Bell to star-shaped flowers held singly

Flowering time: March, April

Foliage:

Elliptic to oblong leaves are grey-green to mid-green with prominent purple-brown mottling. The leaves are held at the base of the plant.

Foliage Senescence: Deciduous

Foliage Shape: Elliptic to oblong

Propagation:

Division.

Cultivation:

Best in partial shade to shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.